By Ed SullivanWith touchscreens, flex circuits, keypads, and membrane switches becoming more technologically advanced, OEMs are becoming increasingly dependent on sourcing subassemblies to third-party suppliers. At the same time, subassemblies are critical to an OEM's finished product and must be sourced carefully ...

By Gregory Finn, Vice President of Business Development, Rockley PhotonicsUntil now, data centers have managed to keep pace with vast quantities of generated and stored data. However, they do so at enormous cost, which will continue to grow as bandwidth demands show no signs of leveling in the foreseeable future. In 2015, annual global IP traffic crossed ...

By Chintan Sutaria, CEO, CalcuQuoteAs the creators of a comprehensive quote management system for EMS companies, we are often asked, "How will improving the RFQ process help my business?" Our customers have proven that actively managing the RFQ process has a significant impact on every level of a company's value.

By Cory Jenkins, Senior Product Manager, Harting, Inc.In order to better serve its customers, Harting, a provider of intelligent and high-performance connection technology, recently had its connectors certified to UL 508 standards. This certification allows the company to provide connectors and assemblies that are recognized as safe across the industry ...

By Harry Moser and Millar Kelley, Reshoring InitiativeToday, U.S. industry remains weak, or almost non-existent, in low-mix/high-volume small PCBs used in consumer electronics. The challenge is for the PCB production to come back at the same time as the end product assembly. A parallel strengthening of both is needed for either to succeed. Luckily, reshoring ...

By Kim Sauer, Scoop CommunicationsIn this interview from APEC 2016, held in Long Beach, California, CTO Alexander Gerfer of Wurth Elektronik eiSos discusses the global market trends and opportunities for the electronic and electromechanical component market with Scoop's Kim Sauer. He reviews the requirements from key market segments ...

By Gene Sussman An early innovator in aerospace lead-forming equipment, Fancort builds equipment that is critical to satellites including the international space station and the Jupiter Space probe — all still in operation today and highly regarded by NASA, its contractors and major semiconductor suppliers. It ...

By Dave Becker, V.P. Sales & Marketing, All FlexBeing prepared with a nimble reaction is a far better strategy than expecting the Marketing department to consistently be successful in predicting the future. The path to the goal is often achieved much more quickly by making an early decision followed by a course correction rather than waiting for ...

By Michael Skinner, Assistant EditorIf you have been reading Phil Stoten's monthly column in U.S.Tech's EMS section, or have viewed any of his interviews posted online, accessible through our site, you have already been treated to a special kind of journalism and marketing. While Phil has become a familiar face and voice to ...

By Ed SullivanSince the design of many wet processing systems is proprietary, specifications are protected by the equipment manufacturer and user alike. Therefore, considering all of the possible design variables, it may be advisable for users in the market for an automated wet processing system ...

By Del WilliamsWith a growing number of manufacturers, machine shops, tool and die makers, and contractors in the Delaware Valley around Philadelphia requiring metal parts, business is good for Metal Stock, a small quantity metal supplier in the area.

By S. Joe Bhatia, President and CEO, American National Standards Institute, Washington, DCFrom the corner offices across America to the halls of Capitol Hill, leaders in the public and private sectors are sounding the call for economic reform and job creation.

By Leo Reddy, Chair and CEO, Manufacturing Skill Standards CouncilThe revitalization of U.S.-based manufacturing is becoming a reality. A high-performing manufacturing sector led the country out of the Great Recession. Driven by rapidly rising emerging market wages, especially in China, and low U.S. energy costs, the U.S. is experiencing an increase in both reshoring ...

By Scott LudemaDone right, employee handbooks serve multiple functions. They provide employees with important information about a company, its practices and the working environment. They also help protect employers legally by setting clear expectations and standards that employees must comply with. But done ...

By Dan Campbell, CEO, Hire DynamicsSkills are being lost and the skills gap continues to grow in manufacturing industries as an aging workforce leaves a steadily increasing number of job openings, taking their institutional knowledge with them. Lost in the shuffle of a changing workforce is that manufacturing has changed in significant ...

By William G. Sutton, CAE, President and CEO, Equipment Leasing and Finance Association As the economy continues to improve, more manufacturers are making capital investments to fuel their growth. When business owners and managers consider acquiring equipment, they often think of their payment option as a "lease versus buy" decision. In any economic environment, when preserving owner ...

By Bryan Nielson, Executive Vice-President of Strategy, Go-to-Markets and Product, AtTaskWith the telecommunications industry predicted to grow at a rate of 5.3 percent from 2012 to 2017 according to Gartner (www.gartner.com), semiconductor companies are facing a unique challenge: their technologies are driving rapid revenue growth, but they lack the project management (PM) systems to ...